Publish Date: 10 April 2023 - 16:21

Cargo transit via Iran at 9.3 million mt in year to March

Tehran, IRNA - Iran transited some 9.3 million metric tons (mt) of goods in the Iranian calendar year 1401 (ending on March 20), Head of the Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization Darioush Amani has said.

"Bazargan border terminal with an increase of 16% and Shahid Rajaei port with an increase of 15% were the most active borders of incoming transit in 1401 compared to the previous year," Amani said on Monday.

A total of 9.3 million mt of foreign goods were transited via Iran during the past calendar year, a rise of 1% compared with the previous year and a 42% increase compared to the year to March 20, when COVID-19 spread in Iran, he said.

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